W. A. S. Benson – Arts and Crafts Copper Lily Pad Oil Light
£580
This Arts and Crafts copper lily pad oil light by W. A. S. Benson was produced around 1900 and exemplifies the maker’s refined interpretation of natural form through functional design. The copper reservoir rises from a circular lily pad base, its contours shaped with quiet precision and completed with a curved handle and original brass burner.
The design reflects the Aesthetic Naturalism that informed Benson’s work, natural forms reimagined through the discipline of geometry and utility. His firm’s metalware combined hand-craftsmanship with emerging industrial techniques, offering a modern domestic beauty that harmonised with the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement (1880–1910).
Width: 5.31 in (13.5 cm)
Depth: 5.31 in (13.5 cm)
1900-1909
